Cresson Tuberculosis Sanatorium

Cresson Tuberculosis Sanatorium is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Cambria County, dedicated 2014.

Old Rt. 22 (Adm. Peary Hwy.), across from former SCI prison, ~1 mile E of Cresson

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Pennsylvania's anti-tuberculosis campaign, led by Dept. of Health Commissioner S. G. Dixon, included three state-run sanatoria. Est. 1913, Cresson was a model for the nation. It was first to be racially integrated, run a school of nursing, and offer an elementary school. Its high elevation was considered beneficial for providing therapeutic fresh air to patients. Built on land donated by Andrew Carnegie, 40,000 patients were treated from 1913 to 1964.

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1902 · Ebensburg, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1903 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1904 · Ebensburg, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1924 · Pennsylvania, Western Section. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1927 · Pennsylvania (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cresson Tuberculosis Sanatorium

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